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Description: | A cast copper-alloy trumpet brooch dating from the Roman period. Mass: 23.8g; length: 59.4mm; width: 17.9mm; depth: 24.3mm. The reverse of the "trumpet-shaped" head is circular (with a small projection at the top) and concave, with median rib. There is an incomplete pierced lug adjacent to a small projection on the rib. These would have secured the spring and pin mechanism which are missing. When viewed in profile, the bow can be seen to turn through about 90 degrees to the rear above a pronounced moulding. The moulding consists of three transverse ribs which run around the bow. The central rib is the most pronounced, and all are only slightly raised on the reverse. The bow and moulding have a D-shaped cross section, with a convex front and a flatter reverse. The bow tapers towards the rounded foot, which is orientated in line with the head of the brooch. There is a catchplate on the reverse of the bow, below the prominent moulding, although the pin rest is missing. The head and portion of the bow above the prominent moulding are decorated with a raised curvilinear design. The portion of the bow between the prominent moulding and the foot is decorated with two wavy lines, raised above reserved fields, one to either side of the front of the bow. One side is heavily corroded.The brooch has a well developed green patina with a white metal coating visible, particularly on the reverse and the catchplate, and on the grooves of the prominent moulding on the bow. As mentioned above, one side of the lower portion of the bow is heavily corroded, with a brown surface visible.In "Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection", Bayley and Butcher state that trumpet headed brooches, "...are the most original products of the British brooch industry in the Roman period" (2004, p160). The distinctive head is thought to derive from some pre-Roman Aylesford brooches (ibid.). In her "Roman Brooch Timeline", Worrell (2007) dates trumpet brooches to AD75-AD175.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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